Bill Text: NY J00745 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourning the death of Sylvia Matousek, gifted teacher, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her Central New York community

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-19 - ADOPTED [J00745 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00745-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 745

BY: Senator MAY

        MOURNING  the  death  of  Sylvia  Matousek, gifted
        teacher, distinguished citizen and devoted member of
        her Central New York community

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to pay tribute to
citizens of the State of New York  whose  lifework  and  civic  endeavor
served to enhance the quality of life in their communities and the great
State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Sylvia  Matousek  taught  generations of students over her
46-year career as an elementary school teacher  in  the  North  Syracuse
Central School District; and

  WHEREAS,  In  her  dual capacity as president of her teachers' union
for 37 years, Sylvia Matousek led the  struggle  for  higher  wages  and
equity,  and  for  giving  teachers  meaningful  input  into educational
decisions and instructional content; and

  WHEREAS, In a fight to preserve teachers' contractual rights, Sylvia
Matousek led a strike that landed her and fellow union  leaders  in  the
Jamesville Penitentiary, from which she emerged undeterred; and

  WHEREAS, Sylvia Matousek continued her work on behalf of Central New
Yorkers into retirement, volunteering with cat rescues, and in countless
other  ways  serving as a model of engaged citizenship for the remainder
of her life; and

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this  Legislative  Body  to  extend  its
deepest  condolences  to  the  family  of  Sylvia  Matousek and profound
gratitude for her lasting impact on her field, on fellow  teachers,  and
on  the generations of children and citizens better off today because of
her tireless commitment to justice and fairness for all; now, therefore,
be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
mourn  the  death  of  Sylvia  Matousek,  distinguished citizen, beloved
teacher, and devoted member of her community; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the family of Sylvia Matousek.